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GEOG 101 - World Geography 3 Credit Hours
Survey of world regions and regional issues. Illustrates geographical points of view, concepts, and techniques.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (SS)
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GEOG 111 - Our Digital Earth 3 Credit Hours
Explores the impact of geographic information technologies on our lives and on society. What geospatial technologies like GPS and geo-located data enable people, businesses and governments to do, and how our lives are influenced for better or for worse in terms of privacy, personal freedoms, convenience, economics, politics, and security.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (SS)
Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
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GEOG 121 - Human Geography: People and Places 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to key topics and core concepts in human geography. Human activities, their organization, and their impacts on the landscape.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (SS)
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GEOG 131 - Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 4 Credit Hours
Characteristics and processes of the earth’s surface and lower atmosphere; their interaction to produce a world pattern of distinctive environments significant to humanity. Covers elements and controls of climate, atmospheric circulation, precipitation and storms, the hydrological cycle, world climate and vegetation patterns, and climate change.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
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GEOG 132 - Landscapes and Environmental Change 4 Credit Hours
Characteristics and processes of the earth’s surface and lower atmosphere; their interaction to produce a world pattern of distinctive environments significant to humanity. Covers earth materials, tectonic activity, geomorphic processes and landforms, soils, and human impacts on the landscape.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
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GEOG 137 - Honors: Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 4 Credit Hours
Honors-level introduction to physical geography, emphasizing characteristics and processes of the earth’s surface and lower atmosphere and their interaction to produce a world pattern of distinctive environments significant to humanity. Covers elements and controls of climate, atmospheric circulation, precipitation and storms, the hydrological cycle, world climate and vegetation patterns, and climate change.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab, and 1 hour discussion.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 131 and 137.
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GEOG 200 - Environmental Issues in National Parks 3 Credit Hours
Major environmental issues faced by national parks and other protected areas in the U.S. and abroad, including invasive species, changes in fire regimes, water and air pollution, visitor impacts, and climate change. Focus on interactions between physical and biological processes and human activities.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
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GEOG 204 - Understanding Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
Overview of natural and human-caused mechanisms that have contributed to changes in Earth’s climate, with an emphasis on climate change in the 20th and 21st centuries. Discussions focus on causes, mitigation, public attitudes, and government policy.
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GEOG 206 - Sustainability: Reducing our Impact on Planet Earth 3 Credit Hours
(See Geology 206.)
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GEOG 206S - Sustainability: Reducing our Impact on Planet Earth 3 Credit Hours
(See Geology 206S.)
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GEOG 309 - Special Topics 1-3 Credit Hours
Instructor-initiated course on selected research-related topics.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
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GEOG 311 - Geovisualization and Geographic Information Science 3 Credit Hours
Basic concepts and methods of geovisualization and geographic information science, including properties, sources, uses, design, and production of maps and basic spatial analysis functions.
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GEOG 312 - First Steps in GIS Programming 3 Credit Hours
For first-time GIS programmers. Design and implement simple to complex sequences of calculations on geospatial information. Use Python scripts to automate GIS data preparation, analysis, and mapping.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
Recommended Background: Prior or concurrent course in geographic information systems (GIS).
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GEOG 313 - Geospatial Field Methods of UAVs, LiDAR, and GPS 3 Credit Hours
This course is a field and laboratory-based course to teach students how to use UAVs, LiDAR, and GPS to obtain, process, and analyze geospatial data. It will include local partners to work on a project during the semester.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or consent of instructor.
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GEOG 320 - Cultural Geography: Core Concepts 3 Credit Hours
Background and method of cultural geography. Basic concepts and theories focusing on cultural landscape, culture regions, cultural ecology, innovation and diffusion, cultural integration, and world patterns of cultural phenomena.
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GEOG 331 - Natural Hazards 3 Credit Hours
Overview of earth’s natural hazards. Topics include hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, severe weather, mass movements, volcanoes, tsunami, and wildfires. Hazard awareness is emphasized by highlighting case studies and important past events.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography.
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GEOG 333 - Climate Change and Human Response 3 Credit Hours
Controversies and uncertainties about present-day climate change, future climate scenarios and mitigation strategies, and individual and policy responses to climate predictions.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 131.
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GEOG 334 - Meteorology 4 Credit Hours
Dynamic atmosphere and resulting weather events. Nature of individual weather elements, their measurement, and analysis over time and space.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography or coursework in climatology, meteorology, or atmospheric science.
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GEOG 340 - Economic Geography: Core Concepts 3 Credit Hours
Concepts, theories, and practices in economic geography. Real and theoretical patterns in agriculture, manufacturing, and service activities.
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GEOG 341 - Contemporary Urban Spaces 3 Credit Hours
Geographical and theoretical examination of models and concepts for socio-cultural changes occurring in contemporary urban spaces due to globalization and changing economic landscapes at various scales.
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GEOG 343 - Geography of Human Rights 3 Credit Hours
Human rights and social justice issues around the world. Special consideration of Africa and the African diaspora.
(Same as Africana Studies 342.)
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GEOG 344 - Population Geography 3 Credit Hours
Overview of population issues around the world. Regional fertility and mortality, disease, international migration, refugees and internal displacement.
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GEOG 345 - People and Environment 3 Credit Hours
Global and local patterns of human use of the environment. Geographical variations in demographic, cultural, economic, and technological aspects of environmental stewardship. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 361 - Regional Dynamics of the United States and Canada 3 Credit Hours
Regional explorations of changes in the cultural, economic, social, and physical landscapes of Canada and the United States, and their impacts. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 363 - Southern Spaces and Places 3 Credit Hours
Geographical appraisal of the southeastern United States, including physical environment and human resources. Origin and development of contemporary economic and cultural traits of the area. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 371 - Exploring Europe 3 Credit Hours
Physical, socio-cultural, political, and economic characteristics of Europe. Emphasis on the geographical dimensions of change in contemporary Europe. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 373 - Landscapes and Cultures of Latin America 3 Credit Hours
Course will analyze and explore the physical, cultural, economic, and political characteristics of Latin America.
(Same as Latin American and Caribbean Studies 373.)
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GEOG 374 - Emerging Landscapes of East Asia 3 Credit Hours
Exploration of the emerging economies across the region in terms of their evolving cultural, economic, and political landscapes. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as Asian Studies 374.)
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GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours
Social, cultural, and economic landscapes of South Asia and its increasing significance in a fast globalizing and interconnected world. Writing emphasis course.
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GEOG 409 - GIS for Environmental and Socio-Economic Applications 3 Credit Hours
Integrates spatial analysis and modeling with GIS for real-world environmental and socio-economic applications.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): GEOG 411 or consent of instructor.
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GEOG 411 - Intermediate Geographic Information Science 3 Credit Hours
Concepts and methods of spatial analysis and their application using geographic information systems software and techniques. Emphasizes both theoretical and applied aspects of GIS.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 311 or consent of instructor.
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GEOG 413 - Remote Sensing of the Environment 4 Credit Hours
Principles and uses of remote sensing imagery, digital data, and spectral data, with particular emphasis on geographic interpretation and mapping techniques.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
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GEOG 414 - Spatial Data Management for Socioeconomic and Environmental Applications 3 Credit Hours
Types, sources, acquisition, and documentation of spatial data. Spatial database management methods and strategies for data sharing.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 411.
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GEOG 415 - Quantitative Methods in Geography 4 Credit Hours
Fundamental concepts in geographic research. Spatial thinking and reasoning. Experimental and non-experimental research design (from generating research questions to formulating hypotheses and developing research plans). Concepts of statistics (nonparametric and parametric methods, analysis of variance, regression, patterns in space and time, and use of statistical software). A required course for geography majors.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (QR)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
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GEOG 416 - GIS Project Management 3 Credit Hours
Interactions between management, technical, and application aspects of Geographic Information Systems project through simulated environment of real-world GIS sites.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 411 or consent of instructor.
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GEOG 420 - GIS in the Community 3 Credit Hours
A service learning course. Devise and implement a project using geographic techniques and technologies.
Grading Restriction: Letter grade only.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 6 hours.
Recommended Background: Prior course experiences including at least one of the following: urban studies, GIS, qualitative or quantitative methods.
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GEOG 423 - Geography of American Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
Geographical study of regional variation in popular cultures, especially focused on youth cultures in the United States. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as American Studies 423.)
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GEOG 430 - Global Environments of the Quaternary 3 Credit Hours
Physical and biotic evidence of climate and environmental history over the two to three-million-year period that humans have inhabited Earth. Geographical and temporal patterns of change, drivers of change, and interrelationships with human society.
Recommended Background: 131 or consent of instructor.
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GEOG 431 - Environmental History from Lake Sediments 3 Credit Hours
Analysis of pollen grains, charcoal fragments, and other materials in lake sediments as proxy indicators of past vegetation, climate, human activity, and natural disturbances.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography or coursework in botany, ecology, or geology
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GEOG 432 - Environmental History from Tree Rings 4 Credit Hours
Principles, techniques, and interpretation in tree-ring science. Applications in geography, climate, ecology, forestry, archaeology, and earth sciences.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography.
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GEOG 433 - Landform Analysis and Landscape Planning 3 Credit Hours
Overview of earth surface processes related to landscape planning. Topics include slope stability, water cycle, watershed and stream systems, sediment transport, soil erosion, and land use change. People as evaluators and agents of change is emphasized by case studies, discussion, and assignments.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography.
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GEOG 434 - Climatology 3 Credit Hours
General circulation system leading to world pattern of climates. Climatic change and modification. Interrelationships of climate and human activity.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography or coursework in climatology, meteorology, or atmospheric science.
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GEOG 435 - Biogeography 3 Credit Hours
Study of the changing distribution patterns of plants and animals on a variety of spatial and temporal scales. The effects of plate tectonics, climate change, and human activity on world biota.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography or course work in botany or ecology.
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GEOG 436 - Water Resources 3 Credit Hours
Global water resources and hydrologic processes, including water availability, flooding, and water quality issues examined from physical and economic geographic perspectives.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 132.
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GEOG 439 - Plants, People, and Climate in North America 3 Credit Hours
Characteristics and distribution of major plant communities of Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and Central America. Relationships to climate, soil, fire, and human disturbance. Long-term history and future prospects.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography or course work in botany or ecology.
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GEOG 441 - Cities as Economic Engines 3 Credit Hours
Examination of the importance of cities in the global economy and the forces that drive this. Exploration of how city economic growth and decline. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 442 - Urban Spaces and Urban Society 3 Credit Hours
Social and behavioral determinants of territoriality, residential mobility, and segregation. Social production of neighborhoods. Spatial dimensions of urban social problems. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 443 - Sustainable Cities and Landscapes 3 Credit Hours
(See Geology 443.)
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GEOG 444 - The Age of Migration 3 Credit Hours
Global overview of international migration trends, theories of migration, and national and local case studies.
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GEOG 445 - Cities in a World System 3 Credit Hours
Urban centers in developed and developing countries, global cities, tourist and other specialized cities, and comparative urbanism. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 446 - The Livable City 3 Credit Hours
Theory and practice of urban livability. History and scope of the livable-city movement. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 449 - Geography of Transportation 3 Credit Hours
Examination of transportation systems, emphasizing their effects on trade patterns, land use, location problems, and development.
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GEOG 450 - Landscapes: Earth and Elsewhere 3 Credit Hours
(See Geology 450.)
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GEOG 450R - Landscapes: Earth and Elsewhere 3 Credit Hours
(See Geology 450.)
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GEOG 451 - The Global Economy 3 Credit Hours
Global patterns of industries and markets. International flow of resources, goods, and capital. Major trading blocs. Writing-emphasis course.
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GEOG 453 - Extreme Weather Climatology 3 Credit Hours
Spatial patterns and temporal trends of extreme weather events. Observing, forecasting, and modeling events and their impacts.
Recommended Background: Introductory physical geography or coursework in climatology, meteorology, or atmospheric science.
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GEOG 454 - GIS for Terrain Analysis 3 Credit Hours
Generation, analysis, and application of digital elevation/terrain data. Specific topics include GIS-based terrain data models, terrain surface parameter extraction, profile analysis, viewshed and shielding analysis, and watershed delineation.
Recommended Background: GIS course and introductory physical geography or geology.
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GEOG 462 - Geographies of Race and Racism 3 Credit Hours
Analyzes and explores the origins, development, and diffusion of the concept of race, and the social, cultural, and geographical manifestations of race and racism in different regions and at different historical periods.
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GEOG 490 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
Career-related experience for geography majors with business, nonprofit, and government organizations.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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GEOG 491 - Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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GEOG 493 - Independent Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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GEOG 494 - Undergraduate Research Experience 1-3 Credit Hours
Supervised participation in active research projects.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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GEOG 495 - Special Topics in Geography 1-4 Credit Hours
Topics vary.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 8 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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GEOG 496 - Field Experience for Sustainability 3 Credit Hours
Placement of students in campus, community, government agencies, or businesses where concepts and principles of sustainability can be learned experientially and put into practice. Course introduces students to different types of methods and techniques used in Sustainability.
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GEOG 497 - Honors: Senior Thesis 3 Credit Hours
Students develop undergraduate thesis topic under the guidance of a faculty advisor.
Comment(s): Completion of 75 hours with 3.2 GPA required.
Registration Permission: Consent of thesis advisor.
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GEOG 498 - Honors: Senior Thesis 3 Credit Hours
Completion of senior thesis.
Comment(s): Grade of A in 497 is required.
Registration Permission: Consent of thesis advisor.
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GEOG 499 - Practicing Geography 4 Credit Hours
Geography as practiced today and in the past. Turning your major into a profession. Preparing for careers in geography and related fields. A required course for geography majors.
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